Botanical name

Aspalathus psoraleoides

Family

Fabaceae

Status

Endangered

Aspalathus psoraleoides
Aspalathus psoraleoides
Aspalathus psoraleoides
Aspalathus psoraleoides
Aspalathus psoraleoides
Aspalathus psoraleoides

Description

Low, erect shrublet up to 20cm. Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets ovate-obovate, not spine-tipped, flat, leathery, thick, sub-glabrous, margins and veins thickened; flowers in terminal heads, bright yellow, wings and keel hairy, calyx hairy, lobes broadly triangular.

Habitat

Mountain fynbos, 300-500m

Flower Date

October to January

Threatened plant Species
Identification

CR    Critically Endangered 
EN  Endangered  
VU  Vulnerable
NT   Near Threatened 
R Rare